My son-in-law's arrest in drugs case conspiracy to defame me: Eknath Khadse

Former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse on Tuesday claimed the arrest of his soninlaw in a drugs case in Pune was a conspiracy to defame him as he had raised his voice about a honeytrap scandal reported news agency PTISpeaking to reporters at his residence NCP SP leader Khadse further claimed someone was the mastermind of the conspiracy and the police were acting as puppetsHe also asked why his soninlaw Pranjal Khewalkar was named as the prime accused in the drugs case claiming visuals of the police raid showed the alleged contraband was found in a purse of one of the accused womenPune polices Crime Branch raided a drug party at a studio apartment located in the upscale Kharadi area at around 330 am on Sunday leading to the arrest of seven persons including Khewalkar and seizure of suspected cocaine marijuana hookah setups and bottles of liquor officials earlier said reported PTIMedical reports of Khewalkar and another person have confirmed the consumption of liquor at the drug party busted by the police an official said on MondayKhewalkars wife and NCP SP state unit president Rohini Khadse met a senior officer of the Pune Police on MondayEknath Khadse alleged the police action was aimed at defaming him as he had been consistently raising his voice about honey traps and the alleged involvement of Praful Lodha in them reported PTILodha has been accused of sexually abusing two minor girls and raping two women and arrested by the Mumbai policeWhat is the reason of making Pranjal the number one accused in the case He has no criminal antecedents Despite this police told the court he has a criminal background Eknath Khadse said reported PTIAs per the raid visuals the alleged contraband was found in a purse belonging to one of the two women present at the apartment In such a case the woman should have been made the prime accused and the other people should have been treated as witnesses he said reported PTIThe former minister also questioned the polices claim of busting a rave partyThe police should explain the definition of a rave party as according to their own case only seven persons were found in the apartment There was neither music nor any chaos so how can it be a rave party By using the term rave party they are merely trying to defame the Khadse family he claimed reported PTIReferring to some media reports he said Blood reports for alcohol content in Khewalkars case have come out positive What about the drug test report Why is it taking so longHe said the possibility of tampering with blood samples as seen in the last years Porsche car crash case in Pune cannot be ruled outEknath Khadse also alleged that the police released visuals of the raid and personal photographs of Khewalkar to the mediaPranjal has told me that he has never taken drugs in his entire life My soninlaw told me that he was on the surveillance for three days Police officials in civil dress were keeping an eye on his movement he saidMy soninlaws mobile phone was seized and they also took his laptop How are the family photos from the mobile phone being leaked Why did the police release our familys photos Someone is the mastermind because the police are acting as puppets he alleged reported PTIHe demanded a thorough investigation into the matterThe former minister also said he might think of a legal recourse against the Pune policeWith inputs from PTI